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Specialized applications known as electronic games are available on a number of interfaces, such as video game consoles, computers and mobile phones. A person who plays electronic games is referred to as a gamer. Most of these games are participatory, and offer multiplayer as well as one-player options.

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When the weather gets hot, it's hard not to fall into a nostalgic daydream of your sunny, summery childhood. Instead of being stuck inside at work all day, you hung out with your siblings, best friends, and neighbors. Pretty sweet deal, right? So, wh...

Pet Society was a Facebook game played by hundreds of thousands of people. Users raised pets and interacted with other virtual pet owners. The game launched in 2008, and Electronic Arts shut it down in June, explaining that the company hoped to "real...

Tech news? What tech news? It was Shark Week. We know you were too busy learning about the Megalodon to worry about artificial intelligence and Windows 8 tricks. Luckily, Mashable has got you covered. We've rounded up 25 of this week's best digital m...

If you've played everything in your gaming library, and are looking for new ways to beat the heat, we've got you covered. We've rounded up this week's best new releases that you should get your hands on, including those that launched for the first ti...

Drinking games can be an entertaining way to kick back on the weekends, but you can really only play so many games of beer pong or king's cup before they get old. Next time you imbibe (responsibly, of course.), turn back to your childhood for inspira...

Have some extra cash lying around? Perhaps you'd like to spend it on the most expensive special edition of a video game ever. Deep Silver is offering one special edition of the upcoming Saints Row IV for a cool $1 million. What do you get for that mu...

Amazon may be working on its own Android gaming console, according to a report released by Game Informer that cites sources "with knowledge of in-development hardware." Game Informer states the console would be available around Black Friday of this y...

Dominic Monaghan is known for throwing himself into memorable roles in moves . Now, he's diving into a role related to his passion: video games. Monaghan's acting is featured in trailers for the upcoming The Bureau: XCOM Declassified, a third-person ...

If the Internet has taught us anything, it's that we are not alone. No matter how strange or obscure our interests, someone else online feels the same way -- and wants to talk. These online subcultures often exist for a time and then slowly, quietly ...

More often than not, video game developers cast their female characters as beautiful damsels in distress who need to be saved by their games' male heroes. In the latest installment of pop culture critic and Feminist Frequency creator Anita Sarkeesian...

Microsoft opened up about the Day One edition of the Xbox One in an unboxing video released on Thursday. In the video, Xbox One spokesman Major Nelson took viewers on a tour of the Xbox One's console, controller, Kinect sensor, cables and -- a big su...

Sometimes, you just aren't looking for something serious. If you just got out of a major gaming spree and are looking to keep it light, or you're biding your time until the next big release, a browser game can satisfy those cravings without committin...

John Carmack, the legendary cofounder of id Software, is joining Oculus VR -- the makers of the Oculus Rift virtual reality gaming headset -- full-time as the company's chief technology officer, according to a release on Wednesday morning. Meanwhile,...

A Microsoft patent that surfaced last week has fueled more speculation around the company's interest in smart glasses. The patent reveals plans for augmented reality glasses that combine facial recognition with voice commands, seemingly ideal for mul...

The power of Reddit helped one indie game creator remove a game from the Google Play Store -- a game he said blatantly ripped off one of his own creations. Ben Huxter, creative director of a two-brother studio in Australia called MiniMega Games, post...

CityVille buildings aren’t just digital, now. The game is taking a step into the real world in the form of a new line of Kre-O blocks. The newest product from a partnership between Hasbro and Zynga, the blocks are inspired by Zynga’s CityVille Invasi...

Nostalgic for the days of squinting at the screens on handheld electronic games of yesteryear? This digital collection will warm your heart. Pica Pic is a faithful recreation of the handheld electronic games that became so popular from the 1980s to t...

SimCity is finally being released for Mac on Aug. 29, five months after being released for PC, EA announced Monday. The newest city-building game from EA and Maxis will be a cross-platform game, which means gamers who downloaded it for PC will be abl...

OUYA is giving a store credit to Kickstarter backers to make amends for service problems, the company said in an email this weekend. Those service problems include customers who still haven't received their console or controllers. The $99, Android-ba...

It's hot out, so that's the perfect excuse to hole up inside with some video games. If you've been looking for new games to play, or can't decide which of your Steam Summer Sale purchases to play first, Mashable has got you covered. We rounded up new...

Nintendo's first quarterly earnings report for the fiscal year shows that the company's outlook is improving, thanks in no part to the poor sales of its Wii U console. The report stated that Nintendo's positive net income sat at about 8.6 billion Yen...

Games don't make money in China if you try to charge users up front. Sixty bucks for the latest Call of Duty? Chinese gamers aren't having it. But that doesn't mean they don't spend money -- lots of money -- on games. Last week alone, one Chinese gam...

Pikmin (n.) -- a sentient plant creature of minuscule proportions, with a single flower bud growing from the top of its bulb-shaped head. Pikmin come in a variety of colors, and can lift and carry objects several times their size. Fiercely loyal, the...

The premise of video games completely negate YOLO. Thanks to reset button, you can restart your life as many times as you want -- you always get another shot. The Bureau: XCOM Declassified is different, though; its permanent death system isn't like o...

The year is 1912, and you're on a sandy beach. It's a clear day and you're surrounded by laughing, happy people. You've also just escaped a group of madmen who want to kill you... As if the juxtaposition wasn't jarring enough, a distant, lilting call...

Irrational Games announced three new downloadable content chapters for BioShock Infinite, and the first is available Tuesday. Combat in the Clouds is a purely combat-based expansion that presents players with "a series of unique, intense challenges a...

The Xbox One's new wireless controller will cost $60, according to an update from the Microsoft Store, making it $10 more expensive than its predecessor. Microsoft announced some of the pricing for Xbox One accessories Monday. Along with the controll...

More than 4,000 ships fought in a huge battle in EVE Online, a massive multiplayer space game. Since EVE Online users play in a persistant universe, as opposed to the game being divided into multiple worlds, like in World of Warcraft, it routinely br...

Game on. Classic console enthusiasts will appreciate this stop-motion tribute to the original Donkey Kong. The video is impressive on its own, but YouTube animator GuizDP may have spent less time making the video than he did trying to beat the elevat...

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